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tell you that the whole of the officers emulate 

 their commander in kind and friendly atten- 

 tions towards to me. Indeed I cannot but be 

 ftrongly fenfible of the many marks of polite- 

 nefs and civility with which I am daily ho- 

 nored. Moft of the officers are men of culti- 

 vated manners. Among them are feveral of 

 confiderable fortune, and fome of rank — men 

 who are not only well-difciplined foldiers, 

 but well-bred gentlemen ; being no lefs verfed 

 in the poliflied rules of civil, than in the auftere 

 obfervances of a military life. The general 

 order and decorum which mark their conduit 

 afford the fureft indication of correal difcipline, 

 and offer the moft convincing proof of the high 

 advantage derived from ferving under a ftri<5t, 

 but refpe&ed commanding- officer. Colonel 

 Gammell, while he fuffers no remiffion of du- 

 ty, is affable and pleafant towards thofe under 

 his command. He treats them as companions, 

 and feeks to engage their affe&ion and eftesm. 

 The foldiers confider him fevere; but he is their 

 friend, and the majority of them are not in- 

 fenfible of it. We frequently overhear the 

 converfations and remarks of thbfe about the 

 hofpital regarding him, and fhey always ter- 

 minate very much to his credit ; for if one 



